SC clears land for Kerala missile plant

RELOCATION | The DRDO plan calls for the relocated BrahMos unit to be developed by BrahMos Aerospace

- HD Bureau

The Supreme Court authorised transfer of land at Nettukaltheri open prison compound in Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram to support three large projects including a missile-manufacturing complex.

Under the order, 180 acres are designated for the Defence Research and Development Organisation to establish a facility for BrahMos Aerospace, while 32 acres each will go to the National Forensic Science University and the headquarters of a Sashastra Seema Bal battalion.

The DRDO plan calls for the relocated BrahMos unit to be developed by BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited, the state-based subsidiary originally operating from Chackai.